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Digital mammograms allow doctors to manipulate images to improve clarity. ST. LOUIS — To the patient, it looks like a regular mammography machine. It works like a regular mammography machine.

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I was supposed to be releasing a little stress on a recent walk through my neighborhood. But when my phone rang, I answered it. And on the other end was the clinic where I'd gotten a mammogram the day ...

Local experts, including Dr. Evan Wolff of Beaufort Memorial, urge annual mammograms—often starting at 40—to catch tiny breast cancers early.

There are a few milestone birthdays that are coupled with landmark health screenings. Though there is some disagreement nowadays on when to get a mammogram, I put it on my radar for my 40th birthday.

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Two new studies suggest that routine mammograms could help detect heart disease based on breast arterial calcification.